Inconvenience — In con*ven ience, n. [L. inconvenientia inconsistency: cf. OF. inconvenience.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or condition of being inconvenient; lack of convenience; unfitness; unsuitableness; inexpediency; awkwardness; as, the inconvenience of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inconvenience — vb Inconvenience, incommode, discommode, trouble are comparable when they mean to subject to disturbance or annoyance. Inconvenience usually suggests little more than interference with one s plans, one s comfort, or one s freedom of action; it… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Inconvenience — In con*ven ience, v. t. To put to inconvenience; to incommode; as, to inconvenience a neighbor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inconvenience — [n] bother, trouble aggravation, annoyance, awkwardness, bothersomeness, cumbersomeness, difficulty, disadvantage, disruption, disturbance, drawback, exasperation, fuss, hindrance, nuisance, pain*, stew*, trial, troublesomeness, uneasiness,… … New thesaurus
inconvenience — ► NOUN ▪ the state or fact of being slightly troublesome or difficult. ► VERB ▪ cause inconvenience to. DERIVATIVES inconvenient adjective inconveniently adverb … English terms dictionary
inconvenience — [in΄kən vēn′yən sē] n. pl. inconveniencies [in΄kən vēn′yəns] n. [OFr < LL inconvenientia] 1. the quality or state of being inconvenient; lack of comfort, ease, etc.; bother; trouble 2. anything inconvenient: Also inconveniency [in΄kən vēn′yən… … English World dictionary
inconvenience — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, major, serious ▪ mere, mild, minor, slight ▪ … Collocations dictionary
inconvenience — in|con|ve|ni|ence1 [ˌınkənˈvi:niəns] n 1.) [U] problems caused by something which annoy or affect you ▪ We apologise for the delay and any inconvenience caused. the inconvenience of (doing) sth ▪ the inconvenience of having to find another buyer… … Dictionary of contemporary English
inconvenience — n. 1) to cause inconvenience 2) to put up with (an) inconvenience 3) (a) considerable, great; slight inconvenience * * * [ˌɪnkən viːnɪəns] great slight inconvenience (a) considerable to cause inconvenience to put up with (an) inconvenience … Combinatory dictionary
inconvenience — I UK [ˌɪnkənˈviːnɪəns] / US [ˌɪnkənˈvɪnɪəns] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms inconvenience : singular inconvenience plural inconveniences an annoying problem or situation, especially one that forces you to make an extra effort to do… … English dictionary
